Music streaming service Slacker has launched a new iPad app. It offers the same basic features as the company’s popular iPhone app — but it’s optimized for the larger display. The new app, for instance, lets you view information about the song that’s currently playing as well as the next song in the playlist at the top of the screen while the bottom lets you… Read more »

Most internet radio apps either let you choose from a list of curated music streams with songs selected by a DJ (or a machine), or create a new mix on-the-fly based on your musical tastes. TuneIn Radio is a good example of the former while Pandora is probably the most popular of the latter. Mixcloud is a new app which takes a different approach. Mixcloud… Read more »

The radio program This American Life has offered iPhone and Android apps for a while, allowing users to listen to any episode of the show for just $2.99. Now there’s also an iPad app which runs $4.99. Like the smartphone apps, the new iPad app lets you tune into more than 430 episodes on demand. You can also listen to the show live as it… Read more »

NPR has launched a new version of its mobile radio app for Google Android. NPR News 2.0 has a new user interface, support for favorite stations, additional programs, and the whole thing just feels a little smoother to use. But one of the biggest changes is that you can now listen to an entire episode of a recent radio show without having to queue up… Read more »

Say you’re walking down a city street with an iPhone in hand. You can fire up dozens of apps that will let you find a sandwich shop, historic marker, coupon, or other item. And now you can also listen to people tell stories tied to the place where you’re standing, thanks to a new app called Broadcastr. The app lets anyone create an audio recording… Read more »

TuneIn Radio is currently my favorite internet radio app for Android. You can use the app to find local stations that stream audio online based on your location, or browse or search for stations around the world by genre or keyword. You can also save presets. And since the app is from the folks behind the RadioTime internet radio service, if you already have a… Read more »

Streaming music service Last.fm has announced that it will shut off its free service for mobile users on February 15th. Users will need to sign up for a subscription to use the service on mobile phones. Desktop users in the US, UK, and Germany will still be able to listen to a free, ad-supported service.The company says ad-supported internet radio “isn’t practical” for mobile devices…. Read more »

Research in Motion has launched BlackBerry Radio for a select group of beta testers. The app is designed to let you tune into mobile radio streams on your phone. BlackBerry Radio works with multiple streaming radio services, which increases the chance that you’ll find the station you’re looking for. The app works with Slacker, Clear Channel radio streams, and other apps. In fact, the app… Read more »

NPR has released an updated version of its app for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. NPR News 3.0 brings a number of improvements, including support for the retina displays on the iPhone 4 and new iPod touch, support for the taskbar audio player controls when listening in the background, and the ability to refresh the story list by pulling down on the screen. But… Read more »

Slacker Radio is an online streaming music service with mobile apps for Android, Blackberry, iOS, webOS, and Windows Mobile. So it should probably come as no surprise that the company has launched a Windows Phone 7 app. Download Squad took the app for a test drive and reports that like Slacker Radio for most other platforms, the Windows Phone 7 app lets you create stations… Read more »